A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
Jonathan Kasdan
- Harold and Sarah's Son
- (as Jon Kasdan)
Jake Kasdan
- Autograph Seeker
- (as Jacob Kasdan)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKevin Kline met future wife Phoebe Cates when she auditioned for the part of Chloe.
- GoofsHarold violates the law by telling Nick that a big company is going to buy his company so Nick should trade on that info so he can clean up his life. Harold also gave that info to Alex and Alex was able to leverage that info to make the money that he used to buy the house. Alex couldn't have profited from that info because it hadn't happened, yet.
- Alternate versionsCBS edited 6 minutes from this film for its 1986 network television premiere.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Pitchfork Retreat
- SoundtracksI Heard It Through the Grapevine
Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Performed by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Records and Jobete Music
Featured review
A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina winter house after the funeral of one of their friends.
In some ways, this film is something like "Secaucus Seven", with various friends who drifted apart getting back together again. These seven had high hopes in the 1960s, but are now becoming disillusioned in the 1970s (with a shoe company named after a Chairman Mao quote and a public defender who has learned that most accused criminals truly are guilty).
Somehow, in the thirty years since this film was released, it has gone under the radar and has been forgotten. Despite many big stars and a notable director (Lawrence Kasdan, a protégé of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg), not to mention a great soundtrack, how has this film become forgotten?
In some ways, this film is something like "Secaucus Seven", with various friends who drifted apart getting back together again. These seven had high hopes in the 1960s, but are now becoming disillusioned in the 1970s (with a shoe company named after a Chairman Mao quote and a public defender who has learned that most accused criminals truly are guilty).
Somehow, in the thirty years since this film was released, it has gone under the radar and has been forgotten. Despite many big stars and a notable director (Lawrence Kasdan, a protégé of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg), not to mention a great soundtrack, how has this film become forgotten?
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- Also known as
- Reencuentro
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $56,399,659
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,662,152
- Oct 2, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $56,399,735
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